Rhode Island Employment Discrimination Lawyers

Fighting For Employees Harmed by Sexual Orientation Discrimination.

• Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
• Are you being singled out at work because of your sexual orientation?
• Did you receive a poor performance review, a demotion, or unfavorable work assignment because you are homosexual?
• Were your fired or terminated by your employer because you are gay?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have a legal claim for employment discrimination based on your sexual orientation. The attorneys at Robinson & Clapham understand how frustrating it can be to be discriminated against by your employer — especially for something that has no bearing on your ability to perform your work. Whether you are gay or straight, male or female, you deserve to be treated fairly at work.

What Can You Do About Discrimination Based on Your Sexual Orientation?

While federal law does not protect gays and lesbians against workplace discrimination, Rhode Island law prohibits discrimination against any employee who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, or who is perceived as being GLBT. However, proving sexual orientation discrimination can sometimes be difficult. Most employers are not blatant about it. Sexual orientation discrimination can consist of various types of adverse treatment by an employer based upon an employee's sexual preference, including:

• Considering sexual orientation as a factor in making hiring and firing decisions
• Treating gays differently in the terms and conditions of employment
• Refusing to promote an employee because he or she is gay
• Reprimanding, suspending, disciplining, or terminating an employee because of sexual orientation.

Our employment discrimination attorneys have helped many people who have been discriminated against successfully pursue damages in a lawsuit against their employer and file claims with the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights.

If you believe that you have been discriminated at work because of your sexual orientation, contact us at our law firm for a review of your situation. We can help you assert your legal rights.